luv501

trip hop

The Garden Party

a fantastical mix of lackadaisical trip hoppery with all the finery needed to transform The Garden Party on the outskirts of the Land of Nod into an extraordinarily chill affair.
image : Alice In Wonderland, Mad Tea-Party by Milo Winter 1916

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Tracklist:
  1. Air To Sky – Hint – Hombré (2003)
  2. Fennegan’s Forest – Nobody – Ubiquity (2004)
  3. Rest Here – Car Culture – NAFF (2025)
  4. Nepalese Bliss (DJ Food Remix) (Nepalese Slack Person) – The Irresistible Force – Ninja Tune (1998)
  5. I Can Sing But I Don’t Want To – Howie B. – Pussyfoot Records (1999)
  6. Endless (Drum Edit) – Odd Nosdam ft. Teebs – Leaving Records (2016)
  7. Long Long Silk Bridge – Susumu Yokota – Skintone / P-Vine Records (2004/2021)
  8. Dreaming – Mawglee – Tru Thoughts (2003)
  9. A New Dawn – Rareforce ft. Woodsports – Under 5’s (1999)
  10. Moray Arrival – Minotaur Shock – Melodic (2001)
  11. Farewell Alice – Funki Porcini – Ninja Tune (1995)
  12. Stern Facials – Luke Vibert – Mo Wax (1997)
  13. Adventress – Daedelus – Plug Research / Fat Beats (2002/2017)
  14. Past Present Future – Runaways – Ultimate Dilemma (1997)
  15. Twinkle Twinkle – Kettel – Sending Orbs / Lapsus Records (2008/2018)

luv500

african rhythms, beats 'n' pieces, blues 'n' folk, electronic listening music, jazz, krautrock, odd pop, post-rock, reggae, rock 'n' roll

Another Morning

well here we are, the 500th mixtape in the series of luv. for the occasion I have prepared a mix of music that i deem, for one reason or another, to be beautiful. attached to these diverse selections are wonderful memories and i am compelled to spread the luv.
thanks for listening. i will keep up my vigilance in the battle against main stream corporate culture’s enshitification algorithms by continuing to put up amazing, interesting and downright groovy music for all; as time allows. with so much good music to share i feel blessed with another morning.
photo : Dave Wipple

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Tracklist:
  1. Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie – The Cosmic Rays – El Saturn Records / DOXY (1955/2009)
  2. Do Your Thing – Moondog – Kopf / Managarm (1978/2024)
  3. The Gentle Cold Of Dawn – Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde – Columbia (1967)
  4. Dancing Peacocks – Ananda Shankar – His Master’s Voice (1981)
  5. Tucheze Selele – John Ondolo – Mississippi Records (1963/2022)
  6. Big Rock Candy Mountain – Harry McClintock – Victor / Lost Hightway / Mercury (1928/2000)
  7. Olson – Boards Of Canada – Skam / Warp (1998)
  8. Music For A Found Harmonium – Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Editions EG (1984)
  9. Sweet Talk – John Barry – Columbia (1961)
  10. Mountain Dreaming – Ocean Moon – KPM Music / Be With Records (2020)
  11. Flammende Herzen – Michael Rother – Sky Records (1977)
  12. Up The Junction – Squeeze – A&M (1979)
  13. This Is Not Normal – Negativland – Seeland (2019)
  14. Eggshell – Shane Parish – Palilalia (2026)
  15. Everglade – Tortoise – Thrill Jockey (1998)
  16. Redemption Song – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Tuff Gong – Island (1980)
  17. Hymn To Freedom – Oscar Peterson Trio – Verve (1962/2023)

luv499

electronic listening music

Warbled Sine

over a vast distance and against all odds two androids nurture a connection. with souls made up of memories they find comfort in the shared experience of expressing affection through electronic sounds and rhythmic pulses, singing a warbled sine wave that is their serenade.
thanks to Smoj Barfees for the anagram.
image : Clyde Danik

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Tracklist:
  1. Cordialatron – Caustic Window – Rephlex / Fundamental Frequencies (1992/2025)
  2. Long Leaves – Reagenz – Source Records / Musique Pour La Danse (1994/2021)
  3. Mystic Systems – MLO & Spacetime Continuum – Music From Memory (1995/2021)
  4. Detour – RAC – Warp (1994)
  5. Maintaining Scan For UFO’s – The Higher Intelligence Agency / Pete Namlook – Fax +49-69/450464 (1997)
  6. Otaku – Atypic – Rising High / Princess P (1993/2024)
  7. Surface – Ethik – Eat Raw / Kompakt (1993/2019)
  8. Time Melts – The 7th Plain – General Production Recordings / A-TON (1994/2018)
  9. 10 To 10 – Ro70 – Source Records / Sister Midnight (1995/2022)
  10. Cost II – The Black Dog – General Production Recordings / Above Board Projects (1993/2023)

luv498

abstract house, electronic listening music, odd pop

It’s Warmer Now

every once in a while my heads picks up the frequency to a radio station i can rarely find on my tuner. it’s been happening for decades now but i don’t mind as it’s always playing the best odd pop i have never heard. a few weeks ago, almost by accident, i came across a transmission on terrestrial radio and recorded what i could. here’s what i was lucky enough to grab from the airwaves that night.
image : Humantic Johlk

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Tracklist:
  1. Which Song – Max Tundra – Domino (2008)
  2. The Apple And The Tooth – Bibio – Warp (2009)
  3. Look Horizon (Zongamin Remix) – John Cale – EMI (2003)
  4. Bipp (Autechre Remix) – Sophie – Numbers (2021)
  5. Ancient Pony – Poemss – Planet Mu (2014)
  6. Feathers – Roy Of The Ravers – Emotional Response (2021)
  7. Come To Daddy (Little Lord Faulteroy Mix) – Aphex Twin – Warp (1997)
  8. Odessa – Caribou – Merge (2010)
  9. Send Me Shivers – Mouse On Mars ft. Niobe – Thrill Jockey (2004)
  10. Sultana – Heterotic – Planet Mu (2014)
  11. Utopia (Plaid Remix) – Goldfrapp – Mute / Peacefrog Records (2000/2003)
  12. I’m the Unknown – Cavern Of Anti-Matter – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks (2016)
  13. End Of Summer – Tame Impala – Columbia (2025)
  14. Alone (Four Tet Remix) – The Cure – Friction Records / Polydor (2025)
  15. Undo – Björk – One Little Indian (2001)

luv497

disco

Luv Injection

this is disco for the resistance. there has never been a better time to let loose on the dance floor. you’ve got the power to do what you want to do and we’ve got the power to make the world the way we want. put the word out and dance, dance, dance. party people gotta make that disco connection.
photo : red blood cells at the tip of a needle

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Tracklist:
  1. Love Injection – Trussel – Elektra / Rhino (1979/2006)
  2. Baby Sinister – Slave – Cotillion Records (1977)
  3. Dance, Dance, Dance – Bombers – Telson (1978)
  4. Cathedrals – D.C. LaRue – Pyramid (1976)
  5. Love Like This – Human Egg – Lizard Records / Mucho Gusto Records (1978/2007)
  6. Do What You Wanna Do (Disco Version) – T-Connection – RCA Victor (1977)
  7. You’ve Got The Power (A Tom Moulton Mix – 12” promo only version) – Camouflage – Roulette / Soul Jazz (1976/2006)
  8. Work Song – Pat Lundy – Pyramid / Central Records (1977/2000)
  9. Put The Word Out – Heatwave – GTO / Soul Jazz (1977/2003)
  10. Wings Of Fire (Tom Moulton Mix) – Dennis Coffey – Westbound Records (1977/2018)
  11. Music (Very Special Disco Mix by PAJ) – Montreal Sound – Smash Disco (1977)
  12. Party People – Bohannon – Dakar Records (1976)
  13. Disco Connection – Isaac Hayes Movement – ABC Records (1975)
  14. Giving Up – Zulema – Sussex / Soul Jazz (1973/2004)

luv496

brasilian rhythms, jazz

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls is a natural wonder that lies on the border between Argentina and Brazil, as does this mixtape. here’s a collection of jazz from these two South American countries spanning the years 1964-1974.
photo : Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls or Iguazu Falls

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Tracklist:
  1. Arrastão – Sambrasa Trio – Som Maior / Vampi Soul (1965/2022)
  2. Embalo – Tenório Jr. – RGE / Mr Bongo (1964/2017)
  3. Samba Do Carioca – Os Seis Em Ponto – RGE / Vampi Soul (1965/2019)
  4. Síntese – Quarteto Nôvo – Odeon / Jazzybelle Records (1967/2025)
  5. Coisa N° 2 – Moacir Santos – Forma / Endless Happiness (1965/2024)
  6. Le Roi – Hector Costita Sexteto – Fermata / ViNiLiSSSiMO (1964/2018)
  7. Summertime – Chivo Borraro – Microfon / Whatmusic.com (1966/2002)
  8. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Rio 3 – Whatmusic.com (1968/2002)
  9. Arranha Céu (Skyscrapers) – Eumir Deodato – Equipe / Far Out Recordings (1972/2019)
  10. Zamba De Mis Pagos – Quinteplus – Parlophone / Vampi Soul (1972/2026)
  11. Puntos De Partida – Jorge López Ruiz 5 – Ten Records / Ballop Records / Whatmusic.com (1972/2003)
  12. Monstros De Babalu – Quarteto Edison Machado – Stylo Records / Whatmusic.com (1970/2002)
  13. Latino America – Gato Barbieri – Impulse! (1974)

luv495

odd pop, syntax era

In My Building

In My Building there is a collection of instrumental music from the 1980s. pop star left turns, weird throwaway b-sides, synth scientists experiments, new wave rabbit holes, and other deep cuts all containing that special brand of existential dread predisposed to Generation X.
photo : La Tête Carrée created by Francis Chapus, Yves Bayard & Sacha Sosno in Nice, France

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Tracklist:
  1. America Is Waiting – Brian Eno & David Byrne – Sire / Nonesuch (1981/2006)
  2. Monkey, Monkey – Eurythmics – RCA (1982)
  3. Der Osten Ist Rot (The East Is Red) – Holger Czukay – Virgin (1984)
  4. Film One – John Foxx – Metal Beat / Virgin / Metamatic Records (1980/2025)
  5. Hunted Animals – David Van Tieghem – Warner Bros. (1984)
  6. Airplane – Gary Numan – Beggar’s Banquet (1979)
  7. Program For Light – Section 25 – Factory (1984)
  8. You Remind Me Of Gold (instrumental) – The Human League – Virgin (1982)
  9. Frozen Jap – Paul McCartney – Parlophone (1980)
  10. The Great Ones Remember (reprise) – Men Without Hats – Statik / Sire (1982)
  11. Light In Darkness – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Alfa / Epic / Music On Vinyl (1981/2016)
  12. Major Tom, Part II – Peter Schilling – WEA (1983)
  13. The Reggae Instrumental – Wang Chung – A&M (1985)
  14. When You’re Smiling – Tones On Tail – Situation Two (1983/1985)
  15. Dance I – The Durutti Column – Factory Benelux (1986)
  16. Life Without Buildings – Japan – Virgin (1984)
  17. Vanishing Parades – Bill Nelson – Mercury (1981)
  18. Tel Aviv – Duran Duran – EMI (1981)

luv494

breaks

Pouring Out Real Kicks

these are the breaks. wicked when it comes to pouring out real kicks.
image : Luther Hixson

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Tracklist:
  1. The Breaks – Buckfunk 3000 – Language (1999)
  2. Trippethylophosphazene – Special Request – Houndstooth (2017)
  3. Scientific Relevance – Böhm – Eudemonia (2023)
  4. Dental Hygiene – T. Power – Botchit & Scarper (1999)
  5. Hold The Bunker – Bargecharge – Fuel (1998)
  6. Alien Element (UK Mix) – Terra Incognita – Chill / Musique Pour La Danse (1991/2023)
  7. Beatnik Bounce (Les Rythmes Digitales Mix) – Dirty Beatniks – Wall Of Sound (1996)
  8. Petroglyph – BufoBufo – Eudemonia (2025)
  9. Trampolene Machine – Jake Subtropic vs. Ben Burns – Fused & Bruised (2000)
  10. Sable Taco – Tipper – Fuel (2001)
  11. Floor Cleaner – The Dexorcist – Furthur Electronix (2021)
  12. II – Chestnut People – Exo Recordings International (2023)
  13. Pin Drop – Meat Beat Manifesto – Flexidisc (2019)
  14. Drum & Chase – Paradox – Reinforced Records (1999)
  15. Lost In Time – Future Funk Squad – Trigger (2003)
  16. Eurostar (Tipper’s Mix) – S.I. Futures – Fuel (2003)
  17. SHD – Hett – Awkwardly Social (2024)

luv493

blues 'n' folk

99 Year Blues

this collection of country blues reaches back 60 to 99 years because the blues have always been here… or just around the corner.
photo : David Roman Firth

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Tracklist:
  1. Sorry Feeling Blues – Bo Carter – Okeh – Columbia (1931/1969)
  2. Pea Vine Whistle – Jimmy Brewer – Milestone (1966)
  3. Dark Night Blues – Blind Willie McTell – Victor / Third Man Records (1928/2013)
  4. 99 Year Blues – Julius Daniels – Victor / DOXY (1927/2009)
  5. How Long? – Skip James – Paramount / Mississippi Records (1931/2008)
  6. Future Blues – Willie Brown – Paramount / Mississippi Records (1931/2014)
  7. Jack O’Diamonds Is A Hard Card To Play – Mance Lipscomb – Arhoolie Records (1960)
  8. I Do – Robert Wilkins – Victor / Mississippi Records (1933/2015)
  9. Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie – Elizabeth Cotten – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (1958/2018)
  10. Frankie – Mississippi John Hurt – Okeh / DOXY (1928/2009)
  11. Hanging ‘Round A Skin Game – Jesse Fuller – World Song / Mississippi Records / Secret Seven (1955/2015)
  12. Stop All The Buses – Cecil Augusta – Rounder Select / Mississippi Records (1959/2003/2016)
  13. Last Fair Deal Gone Down – Robert Johnson – Vocalion / Columbia (1937/1961)
  14. I Am The Devil – The Mississippi Sheiks – Bluebird / Third Man Records (1934/2014)
  15. Needed Time – Sam “Lightning” Hopkins – RPM Records / Mississippi Records (1952/2010)
  16. Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right – Blind Willie Johnson & Willie B. Harris – Columbia / Mississippi Records (1930/2011)
  17. No More Hard Times – Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly – Arhoolie Records (1962/1968)
  18. Anything From A Foot Race To A Resting Place – Jealous James Stanchell – 77 Records / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (1959/1960/2023)

luv492

ambient revolution

Blanket Of Snow

a wintery chill flows through this.
photo : Mont-Royal under a blanket of snow

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Tracklist:
  1. Windy Corner – Suzanne Ciani – Finders Keepers Records (1973/2020)
  2. Piano Aquieu – Stars Of The Lid – Kranky (2001)
  3. Silent Dream : Imagery / Realization / The Real Dream – Vernal Equinox – Atomeum Dawn Records / Aural Medium (1988/2019)
  4. Walker – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Milan (2017)
  5. Iceland (Part 3) – Richard Pinhas (1979)
  6. NGC 891 – Edgar Froese – Brain / Metronome (1974)
  7. Stars And Wheels – Roger Eno – Deutsche Grammophon (2022)
  8. Phantom Brickworks IV – Bibio – Warp (2018)
  9. 14°C – Whatever The Weather – Ghostly International (2022)